Kearns Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kearns Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kearns family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 105
General Labourer 11
Coal Miner 10
Agricultural Labourer 8
Cotton Weaver 6
General Servant 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Labourer 5
Chemical Labourer 5
Farm Labourer 4
House Keeper 4
Domestic Servant 4
Hawker 4
Painter 4
Tailor 4
Dress Maker 3
Living On Own Means 3
Cotton Operative 3
Farmer 3
Rag Sorter 3
School Boy 3
Private Infantry 3
Pot Boy 3
Sea's Able Woman 2
Potter Sagger Maker 2

Kearns Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kearns 100% 5,192
2 Kerns 83% 1,065
3 Kearnes 86% 545
4 Curness 29% 141
5 Curns 50% 131
6 Kerans 67% 122
7 Krans 67% 117

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The surname Kearns is the most popular version of all its varients

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